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  • Aboutu0026gt; bio I grew up in San Diego, and I lived there from the day I was born to the day I moved up to the Bay Area for college. SD’s a wonderful place to visit and live, with great beaches, beautiful weather, and a relaxing laid-back style to it. If your only impression of Southern California is Los Angeles, you owe it to yourself to visit San Diego! I graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Symbolic Systems. My focus was in human-computer interaction. Name: Adam Tow Year of Birth: 1975 Hometown: San Diego, CA Current Residence: SF Bay Area Education: See Curriculum Vitae Myers-Briggs Type: INFP Riso-Hudson Type: 7 – Enthusiast I was most recently a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University, where I am creating technology that enables the developing world to access Internet information and applications. Currently, I’m working on numerous projects in digital media, photography, videography, and online journaling. Previously, I led the MyPalm client team for the i705 handheld at Palm, Inc.. Prior to Palm, I founded and ran Foundation Systems, a software development and consulting firm specializing in mobile computing. I wrote and sold a number of acclaimed software packages for…
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    Adam and Rae Wedding

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    July 10, 2005

    Three weeks ago today, Rae and I got married! Woo hoo! Big thanks to all the friends and family who helped make our wedding day extra special! We had a tremendous amount of coverage during the wedding. Kudos to everyone who brought their cameras and videocameras to the event! We’re…

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    Jeremy's Chili and London Party

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    July 10, 2005

    Jeremy is heading to London next week to start up his company’s European office. He celebrated his impending departure with friends during his annual chili cookout. The chili was spicy and yummy as before and the lasagna was first-rate. Again, Rae and I supplied the Martinelli’s and Pepsi. We’re down…

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    Fireworks and Large Format Printing

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    July 6, 2005

    The July 2005 meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) from 7:30-10:30 pm. Fireworks Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July. If you photographed any of the fireworks celebrations…

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    BBQ and Fireworks

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    July 5, 2005

    Rae and I attended a BBQ at George and Tami’s place in El Cerrito. The usual DR/RT/Wushu crowd was there, along with some of George’s colleagues at Pixar. Cyrus, Bryan, and Phoebus kept the grill going and the food flowing. We brought over leftover Pepsi and Martinelli’s from the wedding.…

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    25 Things We Don't Know

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    July 5, 2005

    Science Magazine celebrates its 125th anniversary with a series of articles on what we still don’t know. My favorite? Are We Alone in the Universe? Many a night I’ve lay in bed wondering if, in my lifetime, we’ll ever make contact with or confirm that life exists outside of our…

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    The Cycle of Life

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    July 2, 2005

    While relaxing at home after a 4-hour bike ride that took us from Cupertino to Portola Valley to Highway 92, we found a giant fly in our kitchen. Can anyone identify what kind of fly this is? We think it is a horse fly. Rae declared him guilty of being…

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    Tasks Pro Migration Tips

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    June 30, 2005

    I was working on a Tasks Pro migration yesterday, and I want to share some tips I learned during the install. The client was moving his Tasks Pro installation from a G4 over to a G5. Before heading over, I made a checklist of things to do: Export the existing…

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  • Journal

    Felix's Going Away Party

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    June 28, 2005

    Felix is moving out of California! Where he goes next is up in the air, but the choices are narrowing as Felix takes more trips around the country. TN, GA, CO, OR, WA, anywhere but CA apparently! Friends from all sports, cycling, climbing, running, and cars gathered at his place…

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    Beer

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    June 28, 2005

    I have a confession to make. My lips have never tasted beer. Heck, for the longest time, I didn’t even know that beer was carbonated! After the wedding, we’ve got all these drinks — Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider, Pepsi liters, and Riesling wine — left lying around the house. Somehow, a…

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    ReadyNAS Deal Update

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    June 24, 2005

    The ReadyNAS 600 deal from COBA and Infrant is quickly coming to an end on June 30th. We have already qualified for the deal, so if you were on the fence, now is the time to jump in! $100 off driveless configuration (retail price $645) $200 off 4x250GB = 1TB…

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Welcome to tow.com, my home on the internet since 1995. I’m an indie software artist and creator of apps such as Action Phrase, MixEffect, MsgFiler, RouteEffect, Wipe My Screen, and more. I’m also the producer and co-director of Autumn Gem. Enjoy your visit here!

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  • Aboutu0026gt; bio I grew up in San Diego, and I lived there from the day I was born to the day I moved up to the Bay Area for college. SD’s a wonderful place to visit and live, with great beaches, beautiful weather, and a relaxing laid-back style to it. If your only impression of Southern California is Los Angeles, you owe it to yourself to visit San Diego! I graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Symbolic Systems. My focus was in human-computer interaction. Name: Adam Tow Year of Birth: 1975 Hometown: San Diego, CA Current Residence: SF Bay Area Education: See Curriculum Vitae Myers-Briggs Type: INFP Riso-Hudson Type: 7 – Enthusiast I was most recently a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University, where I am creating technology that enables the developing world to access Internet information and applications. Currently, I’m working on numerous projects in digital media, photography, videography, and online journaling. Previously, I led the MyPalm client team for the i705 handheld at Palm, Inc.. Prior to Palm, I founded and ran Foundation Systems, a software development and consulting firm specializing in mobile computing. I wrote and sold a number of acclaimed software packages for…
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